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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been reported by A. Hurria and co-researchers
January 22nd, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, " To determine the impact of age and health status on adjuvant treatment recommendations for older patients with breast cancer from the perspective of medical oncologists and primary care physicians with geriatric expertise. Patients and Methods One hundred fifty-one oncologists and 158 primary care physicians with geriatric expertise participated in an online survey." "The survey described hypothetical patients of varying ages (70, 75, 80, and 85 years) and health status (good, average, and poor) who had node-positive, hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2)/neu-negative; and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-22)
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